Difference Between べんきょうする and べんきょうをする

Question

What is the difference between べんきょうする and べんきょうをする?

possible duplicate of [can we optionally include (or exclude) an を particle in between the noun of the する-verb and the する itself?](http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1532/can-we-optionally-include-or-exclude-an-%e3%82%92-particle-in-between-the-noun-of-the) — Flaw, Dec 15 '11 at 15:40
@Flaw: Thanks for pointing. That is really nice. I didn't find it when I was posting my question. — Mudassir, Dec 16 '11 at 04:23
I'm not a native, but to me the difference feels to me rather like the difference between saying "to study" vs "to do (some) studying" in English... — Foogod, Jan 30 '23 at 17:35

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 01 '21 at 19:19

13

勉強{べんきょう}する is one verb. 勉強をする is a phrase.

They don't seem to have any difference in meaning, but the usage may differ.

For 勉強する, an object can be added:

日本語{にほんご}を勉強する learn Japanese
~~日本語を勉強をする~~ is wrong

For 勉強をする, adjectives (or words or phrases that can be used as adjectives) can be used before 勉強:

しばらく医者{いしゃ}になるための勉強をする study for a while to become a doctor

While 勉強する cannot be used in this way.

edited Oct 01 '21 at 19:19

jogloran

answered Dec 15 '11 at 13:08

fefe

7

So could you say 日本語の勉強をする? – atlantiza Dec 15 '11 at 18:07
2

@atlantiza Yes. That would be more straightforwardly contrasted with `日本語を勉強する`. – Dec 15 '11 at 21:16

1 Answers1